[2] In 1983, Zulkifli was elected as the president of Majlis Pusat, otherwise known as the Central Council of Malay Cultural Organisations.
The PAP team contesting the election included Chew Heng Ching and Tay Eng Soon.
[6] The WP team comprised Lee Siew Choh, Mohd Khalit B Md Baboo, and Francis Seow.
In the 1991 election, Zulkifli switched places with Sidek bin Saniff and joined the PAP team for Jalan Besar GRC.
[2] After Zulkifli stepped down as an MP, he became a vice-president of Singapore Anti-Narcotics Association and executive director of NTUC Eldercare Co-operative Limited.